Greg 'Turtle' Conescu

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Turtle
Born
Tuesday, 24th May, 1960
Current Age
64 years and 144 days
Place Of Birth
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Honours & Awards

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World Cup
1985/1988
The Ashes
1984, 1988
Test Series
Australia vs New Zealand 1985
State of Origin
1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1981
Midweek Cup
1984, 1989

Biography

Tough hooker made his interstate debut in a non-State of Origin match in 1980, the year he won a premiership with Brisbane Norths. Conescu played in 1981's State of Origin match but despite being beaten for the Queensland rake spot by St George's John Dowling in 1982, toured with the Kangaroos as back up hooker to captain Max Krilich. Moving to Gladstone Brothers in 1984, Conescu got his chance in Test football against Great Britain and played in Australia's three-Test whitewash. In the First Test he was carried from the field after being flattened by an elbow from opposing forward David Hobbs but returned to be a try-scorer in Australia's 20-7 Third Test win. Conescu toured Papua New Guinea with an ARL President's squad in 1985 but despite being a constant member of Queensland's State of Origin side in the mid 1980s, didn't get another chance at international football until joining the Brisbane Broncos from Redcliffe in 1988. That year, he played in all four domestic Tests (three versus Great Britain and one against Papua New Guinea) but was forced into retirement at the end of 1989 following the emergence of Ipswich hooker Kerrod Walters.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
The Ashes 2 6 1 -   - 8 5 1 0 83.33% List
World Cup 1 2 1 -   - 4 1 1 0 50.00% List
Tour Matches Queensland Firsts - 2 1 -   - 4 1 1 0 50.00% List
Tour Matches Australia - 15 4 1   - 16 14 1 0 93.33% List
Tour Matches Queensland Origin - 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
Test Series 3 8 1 -   - - 7 1 0 87.50% List
State of Origin 5 20 2 -   - 8 11 9 0 55.00% List
Interstate Series - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
BRL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - 28 4 -   - 16 16 12 0 57.14% List
Midweek Cup 2 9 1 -   - 4 5 4 0 55.56% List
QRL - 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1982, 1984-85, 1988   10 2 -   - 8 9 1 0 90.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1982-1988   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1982-1988   2 1 -   - 4 1 1 0 50.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
QLD Firsts 1980, 1982, 1987   5 3 -   - 12 3 2 0 60.00% List
QLD 1981, 1983-88   22 2 -   - 8 13 9 0 59.09% List
Brisbane Firsts 1982-83, 1985-86   7 1 -   - 4 3 4 0 42.86% List
QLD Country 1984   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Aus Presidents XIII 1985   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1980-1988   36 6 0   0 24 21 15 0 58.33% List


Club Career

BRL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Redcliffe BRL 1987   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup   17 3 -   - 12 11 6 0 64.71% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup   11 1 -   - 4 5 6 0 45.45% List

BRL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Redcliffe 1987   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Brisbane 1988-89   28 4 -   - 16 16 12 0 57.14% List
Overall1987-1989   29 4 0   0 16 17 12 0 58.62% List

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Bill Bates, Michael Borg

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video